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About Karumane Village

Karumane is a small village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 177 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karumane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karumane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 577421
Area (hectares) 614.68 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 177
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karumane compares

By the 2011 count Karumane is the 134th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 616 residents. Its 614.68 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Karumane

Karumane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karumane as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karumane from other places

Karumane lies about 82 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Talaguppa, about 9.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karumane
Nearest railway station Talaguppa 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 20 km
Nearest town Sāgar 20 km
District headquarters Shimoga 82 km

Villages closest to Karumane

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karumane

As per the Census of India 2011, Karumane village had a population of 358. That makes it the 134th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 616 residents.

Karumane village has 177 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karumane has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Karumane is 577421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karumane covers 614.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karumane falls under Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Karumane is Talaguppa, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karumane.

Karumane is about 82 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karumane is in Sagar tehsil of Shimoga district. Talaguppa is about 9.0 km away. Sagar is about 20 km away. Sāgar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banumane (2.1 km), Honnemaradu (2.7 km) and Iduvani (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karumane today is likely to be higher.

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